7.3 issue, plus others
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Arizona
With a warranty? Nah, not anyone's problem to look further than what he did. Thats a problem for Ford and their warranty to figure out, not the owner of a brand new truck.
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Not a complete new engine design but if my memory serves my right, it was a new oil pan design made out of plastic instead of steel. F150s had the same “oil leak as soon as i got it home from the dealer” problem. It was across the board on all the F150 engines leaking bc of new plastic oil pans.
It was another GM-ish first design failure situation from Ford. This didn't used to happen with Ford back in the day. Ford used to get it right most of the time, the first time.
It was another GM-ish first design failure situation from Ford. This didn't used to happen with Ford back in the day. Ford used to get it right most of the time, the first time.
Cargo Master
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problem with people today is they cant tie their shoes without help. i wouldnt expect some one to rebuild the engine in their backyard but if theres oil on the ground , wouldnt it spark the tinniest bit of curriousity to have a look ? guess its easier to join a forum and make a thread about it
Laughing Gas
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problem with people today is they cant tie their shoes without help. i wouldnt expect some one to rebuild the engine in their backyard but if theres oil on the ground , wouldnt it spark the tinniest bit of curriousity to have a look ? guess its easier to join a forum and make a thread about it
So its a new vehicle every time warranty is up and then theres nothing for retirement later in life.
“yerp, the screw dilator thingy is wonky.”
They are still brewing Budweiser all day everyday.
Laughing Gas
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I asked a mailman at the gas station what chassis his mail truck was. He said, “I dont know man. I just deliver mail.” I walked past the mail truck and looked thru the window at a Ford emblem on the steering wheel that stares back at him Monday-Saturday.
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Mountain Pass
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problem with people today is they cant tie their shoes without help. i wouldnt expect some one to rebuild the engine in their backyard but if theres oil on the ground , wouldnt it spark the tinniest bit of curriousity to have a look ? guess its easier to join a forum and make a thread about it
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From: Cheboygan Mi
This is not ford bashing, just some old stories, my first car in 1977, 72 pinto, 120,000 when i got it, ran good, dont open trunk or drivers door, they would fall off, rear bumper fell off, floor boards not much better, put blocks in front coil springs, longer leaf spring shackes and sum 14” wheels and snow tires (dont ask where those came from) 😎, i think it had a posi trac, that car went places i wouldnt dare go today, a beast off rd, cut the rear axle pads to flip leaf springs, never finished it, went to boot camp instead, My dad had a 78 250, very rusty, was repairing some plow frame damage and decided to clean the oil pan off, putty knife when right through it, i think the rust was holding it together. So as bad as some things seem now days, the younger ones have no clue of the junk we had in the 70’s to work with. The pinto also had a tap under the dash, i washed out the washer fluid tank, insulated it, ran hose in under the dash attached to a brass petcock, fill tank with what ever your hankering was. Usually boonsfarm. lol.
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Mountain Pass
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When drain plug was being replaced another leak from the pan to oil cooler was found . Dealer is bringing me a loaner and picking up mine. while they have it they are going over the truck to get ahead of other problems.